Exhibition

About this object

Spinning and weaving model. Rectangular board painted black with rectangular knotch missing from one corner. The frame of a horizontal loom and warp threads are painted in black lines on the board. Pegs are placed at three corners of the loom. Two female weavers sit at the short end of the loom and one female spinner stands at the other end, with two containers behind her. She holds a spindle in her left hand and from her right another spindle hangs down from some thread. The standing female is now missing linen that was wrapped around her waist, shown in an early (pre 1941?) photograph in our archives. From the tomb of Khetya (no. 575) that was found undisturbed and most of the other objects are now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

Author: Bienkowski, Piotr; Tooley, AngelaPublisher: Her Majesty's Stationery OfficeDate: 1995Description: A 130 page illustrated book that focuses on the Egyptian antiquities in World Museum's collections to provide a colourful introduction to the land and its culture in the Pharaonic period. An appendix explains the history of the collection and includes information about the Lady Lever Art Gallery Egyptian collection, which is also part of National Museums Liverpool.

Author: Newberry, Percy; Peet, Thomas EricPublisher: City of Liverpool Public MuseumsDate: 1932-03Description: The original handbook and guide was largey the work of Professor Newberry, before he retired from the Chair of Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. Professor T. E. Peet saw its completion, but also its revison in subsequent editions. The section on Meroe has been written by Miss D M Vaughan, M.A.

Author: van Gennep, Arnold; Jéquier, GustavePublisher: Delachaux and Niestlé s aDate: 1916Description: 'Le Tissage aux Cartons et son Utilisation Décorative dans l'Égypte Ancienne' was published in 1916, and some of its conclusions, including those about the Ramesses Girdle (M11156) in the chapter called "L'Écharpe du Musée de Liverpool dite ceinture de Ramsès III" created considerable controversy. The book describes and categorises many decorative motifs from Egyptian tombs, statues, and paintings. The authors consider whether the patterns represent cardwoven bands; and provide instructions for creating many of the designs with cardweaving. Illustrated with 6 color plates of cardwoven bands, 6 black and white plates, and 135 line drawings.
This book is available online at this link http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/vga_card_2.pdf

Author: Garstang, JohnPublisher: Archibald Constable and Co LtdDate: 1907Description: John Garstang's account of his excavations of the lower cemetery at Beni Hassan during two winter seasons 1902-03 and 1903-04 (250p, 231 b/w illus). A 34 page appendix gives an inventory of most objects found within the tombs and has reference to where some objects were located at the time of publication. Those marked as being at Liverpool University Institute of Archaeology are now either in 2 museums in Liverpool: World Museum or the Garstang Museum of Archaeology.

Events

Start date:
1902End date:
1902Description:
Excavations directed by John Garstang of the University of Liverpool Institute of Archaeology on behalf of the Beni Hasan Excavation Committee during two winter seasons 1902-03 and 1903-04. In the lower cemetery, below the large rock-cut tombs of the high-officials, 1000 undecorated shaft tombs dating to the early Middle Kingdom contained tomb equipment such as coffins, pottery and wooden funerary models. Garstang's report includes a discussion of the artefacts and detailed descriptions of 4 intact tombs. Also included is a description of some earlier Old Kingdom burials and some tombs of the Third Intermediate Period (and later) at the southern end of the site, near Speos Artemidos (Istabl Antar). The bulk of World Museum's Beni Hasan collection came direct from the university following the end of the excavations and after World War Two to replace those destroyed by enemy action in the war. Some other artefacts came from John Garstang's private collection, Norwich Castle Museum, Wellcome Historical Museum and Rossall School (Fleetwood, Lancashire).
Bibliography
John Garstang, 'Excavations at Beni Hasan 1902-3'. Man 3 (1903) pp. 97-98 & 129-130.
John Garstang, 'Excavations at Beni Hasan in Upper Egypt (Second season)'. Man 4 (1904) pp. 97-99.
John Garstang, 'Excavations at Beni Hasan (1902-1903-1904)'. Annales du Service des Antiquities de l’Egypte 5 (1904) pp.215-227;.
John Garstang,'The Burial Customs of Ancient Egypt as illustrated by tombs of the Middle Kingdom; being a report on excavations made in the necropolis of Beni Hassan during 1902-3-4. (London, 1907).

Start date:
1994End date:
1994Description:
An exhibition about textiles and clothing in Ancient Egypt organised by the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden. Opened in Leiden and then travelled to Denmark and Germany.
Loan no. AE LO 26193

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